cāo zuò
to work
to operate
to manipulate
qíng cāo
sentiments
feelings
disposition of mind
moral character
cāo
to grasp
to hold
to operate
to manage
to control
to steer
to exercise
to drill (practice)
to play
to speak (a language)
cāo chǎng
playground
sports field
drill ground
CL:個|个[ge4]
cāo zòng
to operate
to control
to rig
to manipulate
cāo láo
to work hard
to look after
Cáo Cāo
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕
the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
cāo pán shǒu
trader or dealer (of stocks and shares etc)
zhēn cāo
(usually of women) chastity
virginity
virtue
honor
loyalty
moral integrity
zǎo cāo
morning exercises (physical exercises commonly performed en masse at schools and workplaces in East Asian countries)
cāo zuò guī chéng
operating rules
work regulations
àn xiāng cāo zuò
covert activities (election rigging etc)
under-the-table manipulations
black operations
jiàn měi cāo
aerobics
aerobic dance (school P.E. activity)
cāo zuò tái
operating desk
control panel
console
cāo zhī guò jí
to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient
over-hasty
zuò cāo
to do exercises
to do gymnastics
cāo duò
to steer (a vessel)
to hold the rudder
at the helm
chóng cāo jiù yè
to resume one's old trade (idiom)
jié cāo
integrity
moral principle
tóng shì cāo gē
wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
cāo yǎn
drill
exercise
demonstration
to demonstrate
wěn cāo shèng quàn
grasp it and victory is assured
to have success within one's grasp (idiom)
chū cāo
to drill
to exercise
to go outdoors for physical exercise
cào nǐ mā
see 肏你媽|肏你妈[cao4 ni3 ma1]
bù cāo
foot drill (military, physical exercises etc)
pī qíng cāo
to have a friendly chat (Shanghai)
shuō Cáo Cāo Cáo Cāo jiù dào
lit. speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives
fig. speak of the devil and he doth appear
Guó jì Tǐ cāo Lián hé huì
Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique
cāo zòng zì rú
ease of operation
to control smoothly
cāo dāo shǒu
person charged with decisive action
hatchet man
cāo shén
to worry about
to look after
to take care of
shuài ěr cāo gū
to compose in off-hand way (idiom); to dash off
jié cāo
unimpeachable conduct
noble behavior
spotless personal integrity
cāo fǔ fá kē
(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax
fig. to follow a principle
fig. to act as matchmaker
cāo háng
to take the helm
to steer (a ship)
shí shí cāo zuò huán jìng
real time operating environment
kě cāo zuò de yì shù
the art of the possible (Bismarck on politics)
táo yě qíng cāo
to cultivate one's mind
to build character
kè jiān cāo
setting-up exercises during the break (between classes)
mù hòu cāo zòng
to manipulate from behind the scenes
to pull the strings
hēi xiāng cāo zuò
see 暗箱操作[an4 xiang1 cao1 zuo4]